Subgroup Definition

sŭbgro͝op
subgroups
noun
A subdivision of a group; subordinate group.
Webster's New World
A vertical subdivision of a group in the periodic table of chemical elements.
Webster's New World
A group whose elements form a subset of another group.
Webster's New World
verb
To divide into subgroups.
American Heritage
To divide into subgroups.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Subgroup

Noun

Singular:
subgroup
Plural:
subgroups

Origin of Subgroup

  • sub- +"Ž group

    From Wiktionary

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